Microsoft Outlook is used by daily users and professional businesses alike due to its ability to connect with several servers and email accounts like IMAP, POP, SMTP, Exchange, and Office 365. Another great thing is that it is available for two major OS platforms – Windows and macOS. So, users can easily work on it and use their unique features.
When the users have a requirement where they need to connect Outlook for Mac with Office 365, then it is necessary to know the correct method as it needs sound information from both platforms.
There are not any particular reasons behind configuring Outlook for Mac. Every Mac user who uses Office 365 would want to configure Outlook for Mac in their system. However, users often configure their Office 365 account with Outlook due to various reasons:
Now, you know why people configure Outlook for Mac, so let’s move to Outlook for Mac for Office 365.
Install Outlook for Mac
The process of installing Outlook for Mac is simple and only takes a few minutes to get it in your system. But before we move on to the steps, you must make sure you are using the updated version of Mac. The steps to download and install are divided into two sections as per your requirements.
Note: When you are installing Outlook for Mac, two options will pop-up: a company key or personal product key or an Office 365 license that comes with the Office Suite downloadable version.
Company or Product Key
Office 365 License
Configure Outlook for Mac
To begin with the process, make sure you have installed Outlook for Mac on your system, and then you can configure it to access your Office 365 mailbox or Exchange mailbox.
Your Office 365 account will be configured with Outlook for Mac. This method is helpful even when you’re already using Outlook for Mac with another email account.
However, if you don’t have an existing profile in Outlook for Mac, then all you need to do is launch Outlook on the system, and a welcome screen will be provided Add Account wizard. Select the account type you want to configure and then follow the instructions from the 3rd step mentioned above.
Outlook for Mac is ideally used by businesses that rely on the Mac system for their internal and external communications. Besides, it also provides connectivity to Exchange and Office 365 mailboxes in Mac environments. In this article, we covered how you can configure Outlook for Mac with your Exchange/Office 365 account, as well as we discussed the Office 365 configuration process Outlook for Mac.